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PCS Bugs and Issues / Sparx EA V17 Beta Crashes when changing MDG Technology enable/disable.

« on: June 18, 2024, 07:20:18 am »

I've reported this bug to Sparx Systems thought I'd share.
Go to Specialise>Manage and click on None Button then Okay. Sparx EA crashes. Also happens when only enabling a few of the technologies.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Azure diagram icons - recent version - updated product names?

« on: June 15, 2024, 09:54:37 am »

I downloaded V17 Beta and checked the versions of the MDG for Azure and its the same as V16. Tried creating the icon library from the wizard and it looks the same.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Azure diagram icons - recent version - updated product names?

« on: June 13, 2024, 02:13:53 pm »

Version 17 Beta is out so you could have a look for the Azure diagram icons to see if they've been updated.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: Future of VBScript in EA?

« on: May 29, 2024, 10:26:33 am »

I started looking at VBScript to JavaScript converters a while back. The first one I came across was this one.
http://2018.www.slingfive.dev2.slingfive.com/pages/code/scriptconverter/#:~:text=ScriptConverter%20performs%20a%20basic%20translation,to%20the%20equivalent%20in%20Javascript. However whilst a good start wasn't complete. Needed some manual intervention afterwards.
I then came across some guidance converting scripts https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/scripting/converting-scripts.html?_ga=2.253818760.1477370505.1716941956-607939705.1716941956 which seemed to be a good source of things to consider.
There are some online converters but I've not found one that is 100% reliable. Was contemplating writing a script myself but due to other priority demands on my time its never at the top of the list.
Maybe someone who has more a vested interest could make a script converter to help address the issue of VBScript and JScript become obsolete.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: Adding ActivityParameters to ActivityDiagram via EA API

« on: May 26, 2024, 10:35:00 am »

Try asking copilot to create the script for you may give you some hints.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: 64-bit compatible MDG products/addins?

« on: May 25, 2024, 06:02:20 am »

Hello,

I noticed on a client's PC running EA 16.1 64 bits Corporate Edition with the MDG Office installed the Import Visio Documents is disabled. It makes sense since a license or the Ultimate edition is required.
However since Visio import is supposed to be free (the 32 bits version is free), this part of the MDG Office should be available for Corporate Editions. Can you confirm if this is an issue to fix in a new build of the MDG Office Integration ?

Does the client PC have visio installed? I believe the office MDG uses visio to import visio diagrams. If not that's probably why visio import is disabled.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: How does the EA repository represent a view column?

« on: May 10, 2024, 10:52:05 am »

To the best of my knowledge I don't think you can create a matrix down to attribute level. The approach I would have used to map tables and rows to other tables and rows has already been suggested by Paolo in previous post. That is using connectors such dependency or trace and linking them using the element feature at either end of the connector. It means a lot of connectors and it is a bit cumbersome.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Azure diagram icons - recent version - updated product names?

« on: May 02, 2024, 02:41:54 pm »

I don't believe there are any updates available. Perhaps in the next release of Sparx EA it might include update to the MDG.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: Section break - problem removing

« on: May 02, 2024, 02:39:05 pm »

You could try exporting to MS Word, editing in MS word and re-import.

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General Board / Re: How do you customize the appearance of the stereotype labels?

« on: April 20, 2024, 05:13:47 am »

Have you considered some different options for marking the block as a system of interest? For example

• Use the shift+space bar combo to bookmark an element which puts a red triangle above the shape
• Mark the element with a tagged value for system of interest and colour coding it using a diagram legend

Just seems to me that using stereotype to mark system of interest doesn't appear to be the right approach. IMHO

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General Board / Re: Is an RJ-45,RS-232 or other comm interface connectors a fullPort or a proxyPort?

« on: April 07, 2024, 08:26:31 am »

In SysML modeling, whether an RJ-45 connector is considered a fullPort or a proxyPort can depend on the context of the system being modeled and how the connector is being used.

A fullPort represents a physical port with its own behavior and can be typed by a block, meaning it encapsulates both the interface and the implementation. On the other hand, a proxyPort is typically used to represent a purely abstract interface that can only be typed by an InterfaceBlock and does not encapsulate any behavior1.

In the case of an RJ-45 connector, it could be modeled as a proxyPort if you are only interested in representing its interface capabilities, such as the ability to connect network cables for Ethernet communication. However, if the RJ-45 connector’s physical characteristics and behavior (like signal processing or locking mechanisms) are relevant to the model, it might be represented as a fullPort.

The book “A Practical Guide to SysML” by Friedenthal, as mentioned in your query, shows an RJ-45 connector as a proxyPort, which suggests that in their example, the RJ-45 is being used to represent the interface for Ethernet connections without delving into the physical implementation details.

Hope that helps.

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General Board / Re: What internal database is EA using in v16?

« on: March 12, 2024, 07:59:07 pm »

Tells you all about file based repositories here. https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/16.1/the_model_repository/createamodeloverview.html

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General Board / Re: General questions

« on: March 01, 2024, 02:15:37 pm »

You can make that a little easier by just backing up the database first then running integrity check. That should fix your errors in the DB.
Then run any update on the schema scripts from https://sparxsystems.com/resources/repositories/ Noting there are two types of scripts. One that create the schema and another that updates the schema.

With a database of 11GB you may find importing and exporting XML takes an awful long time. Possibly days or weeks so may not be the best way forward.
11000 errors is a hell of a lot. I concur with BobM in that once you've fixed the errors you ought to root out the cause.

When you run the integrity check you'll get a top level folder called _recovered where all the orphaned elements are recovered. You'll have to work through those to check if they are still needed or should be deleted.  The author of the element is probably the best person to consult with on that aspect.

Hope that helps.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Diagram display of connector alias and name

« on: December 12, 2023, 05:50:08 pm »

To be honest not used alias on connectors so never noticed. Tried with V16.1 Build 1628 The object shows the name and alias in brackets but the connector just shows the alias. I looked through all the preferences and diagram properties but couldn't see a way of showing name and alias on connector so I guess it could be classed as a bug.

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General Board / Re: Using images instead of original object design in Archimate 3

« on: December 12, 2023, 05:17:30 pm »

You can use the archimate Node, Path, Device, Locations and then select an alternative image to achieve what you ask.  Here is the image library that comes with Sparx EA https://sparxsystems.com/resources/image_library.html. Note its a bit of effort to create an ArchiMate design then select alternative image for each element from the library. The other way is to find some images and import them as image assets. I find using image assets a bit more usable then selecting alternative images as you have to scroll through loads of images to find the image you need.